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Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. The route reaches Fishing Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 200 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53531, -71.40434
Nearest town Carlisle Station, MA
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Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 167–199 ft

Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.53531, -71.40434

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Desert Loop, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 400 ftTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miReach Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Little Desert Loop, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fishing-pond-fishing-pond-out-back-9-km-8761

Trail surface

44% dirt3% sand53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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